Samsung Neo G8 Review - Total Overkill? 4K 240hz!

so I finally decided to pull the trigger and get a 4k monitor for my desk setup and while my last video for my minimal PS5 and Xbox series X desk setup included a 4k monitor I actually had this monitor first there's a couple reasons why I'm not using this monitor in that setup which I'll get into shortly but I can say off the bat this monitor is next level over the top and simply put kind of above what I need it for now don't get me wrong I've had an amazing experience with my TCL r646 and LG C2 OLED TVs but those are TVs not that I haven't tried to use one of those as a monitor but I really wanted to bring 4K back into my desk setup that's a little more reasonable I did try the endzone M9 monitor from Sony not so long ago but I didn't end up keeping that for a couple reasons which I did go over in that video but I've decided to try what looks like its bigger brother in looks the Samsung Neo G8 this also marks my first 4K curved monitor experience as well and with HDR a whopping 240Hz refresh rate and a whole lot for your gaming experience there's a lot to unpack here the thing is it isn't perfect but either way welcome to my my review of the Samsung Neo G8 and if you're new here thanks for stopping by on this channel I cover tech gaming and a few things in between so if you enjoy the video leave a like or subscribe and if you don't you're gonna feel like you need to sneeze but can't but jumping into unboxing it's pretty standard but inside you've got the monitor itself which is a lot thicker and heavier than I thought it'd be I'm not sure if that's a good or bad sign but there's also a power brick alongside a DisplayPort cable as well as a USB a to be cable for the USB hub functionality what's missing though is an HDMI cable unfortunately I feel like that should be included for a monitor of this price point the stand itself is also super chunky but solid I had no idea what this black metal thing is but soon realized it's an adapter for if you do want a base amount this Monitor and lastly is the big ass stand which rounds up this monitor to be super large and super thick and as mentioned this monitor is super heavy so if you're planning on using a vase amount make sure it can hold up to 25 pounds for the weight and cables in terms of inputs though you do have two USB a ports for Hub usage most newer monitors do include some sort of USB hub which is nice you've got DisplayPort and two HDMI 2.1 ports which is perfect for the new generation of consoles for my setup unfortunately I didn't have a monitor arm that could hold the weight of this so I could not vase and mount it which is why I didn't have it in my last video's desk setup so I ended up deciding to test this with my PC setup in my office and still pair with my PlayStation 5. and there's just so much to love here about the design and build of this monitor it truly is a premium build product aesthetically it's the next best thing after the end zone line to match your PlayStation 5 if you do care about that but the front end is all black which lets it fit into just about any setup the display itself does have a 1000 R curve which is actually the most curved display I think I've used I didn't think I'd actually like this as it isn't an ultra one but I did end up enjoying it especially while gaming as a 32 inch panel I think this is the smallest I'd ever go as well for a 4k monitor and after getting used to this it's a little bit weird going back to my Apple Studio display for Creative work which is only 27 inches one glaring thing I despise though after using this for a bit is actually the overall size particularly the stand for me it is a bit of an issue when PC gaming since I play on low sensitive Duty with my mouse and I end up throwing my hand around a lot to pop off sick headshots in bronze but my mouse always Clips the stem of the stand I could adjust my sensitivity and the way I play but for me that's a bit of an inconvenience and I'd rather have a smaller stand or again throw it up on a face arm if you can using this stand it does put the screen almost a whole foot from the back of my desk making it so I'm kind of uncomfortably closer to the display I guess that also sort of depends on how deep your desk goes apart from that the cable management solution is mediocre at best this little rubber snap flap thing doesn't do the job that well and it always randomly pops out by itself it would have been nice to have a cable trunk for cable management considering the stand is so thick but despite what I hate about the stand it has damn good rotation swivel and height adjustments there's lots of adjustability here if you do need a base arm again just make sure it can hold at least 25 pounds if you're accounting for the weight of the cables as well I will mention there are RGB LEDs on the back end too which can kind of be customized to just about any color or it can sync to whatever is on your display using what they call Core sync the downside here is that it's super weak even in a dark room it's not that noticeable especially when comparing it to some of LG's offerings which almost illuminate your entire wall to jump into talking about the display itself and gaming here's where it really shines with 1196 local dimming zones this is easily the best mini LED display I've ever used the HDR capabilities are absolutely wild and games look Beyond incredible for mini LED blacks are really really dark and colors still pop for HDR it's crazy this thing has a max brightness of 2000 nits although I personally have no way of measuring that as somebody who doesn't nitpick pun intended and again with that I kind of think this monitor is beyond my use case since I have no way of trying its Max refresh rate of 240 hertz I'd likely have to have one of those massive 40 series gpus for my PC to even try it out this will easy future proof for 4K PC gaming and high refresh rates if you're lucky enough to have capable Hardware still gaming does look absolutely incredible for what I do have and this is still one of the best displays I've ever used this is probably the first time I felt really bad about my Xbox or PS5 only have having a native 4k30 FPS since this monitor has so much unused overhead still playing God of War Ragnarok and Modern Warfare 2 has been an absolute blast and I can say that PC gaming is obviously a good choice here my wife and I still enjoy a lot of OverWatch on PC which I actually can run out of native 4K High refresh rate although I do have to turn down the effects to achieve that and while I do love story based games on my TV I definitely have to try God of War on here which again looks incredible primarily though I will be playing Shooters like OverWatch and Call of Duty on here and for me the curved display helps with immersion and everyone has their preference when it comes to curved displays I lean more towards actually liking them and if you're trying to dive into the menu it's actually pretty robust from crosshairs to changing your black levels checking your frame rate there's plenty of gaming specific options in this menu but the only thing I haven't yet figured out is how to get vrr to work on my PlayStation 5 as this monitor does indeed support variable refresh rate but for this monitor it doesn't just stop with gaming multimedia content looks just as amazing on this display one thing you'll need though is a set of speakers While most monitors come with awful speakers this one skips it entirely which isn't the worst decision you can always plug a good set of headphones in directly if you need to but between Netflix and Disney plus both having great HDR 4K content personally this monitor does the job for me and as mentioned 32 inches is a perfect size for monitor I've done wacky stuff like trying my 55 inch TCL r646 as a monitor for a while that actually worked okay but I feel like 32 is the Goldilocks size and again 27 inch sort of feels a little bit too small now I do have my wireless mouse dongle and webcam hooked up to the USB hub on the monitor which makes this the perfect solution for work and productivity and for the monitor of this price it's good that it's not just used for gaming and if you ever felt like 32 inches was too big the curved display here does wonders for that and for productivity and editing the overall package is an A plus but to round the whole thing up it is a stellar monitor for me I'd still want a hefty monitor arm to reclaim some desk space but if you've got a super deep desk or don't mind the size this should be a non-issue for me again in my use case it's a tad Overkill since a I don't have a PC GPU that can handle 4K at high refresh rates and B my game consoles also can't push out of 4K at 240 hertz as a console gamer and a Creator I could easily choose a cheaper option spoiler I already have and that's a review for another day but let me know your thoughts Down Below in the comments do you think this is overkill or is there something better out there that I should be trying out next if you want to see more videos like this be sure to like subscribe either way that's been it thanks for watching until next time

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Published: Wed Nov 30 2022